The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23
At AuguSta

Gettysburg monuments passed the lionse
Friday last. and the Senate Tuesday.
Tie Judiciary Committee la, reported al
ycrsely on the proposition Ia repeal the
State Insolvency law.
TN Thursday the judiciary committee
will give Capital Punishment 4 hearing.
Tie Quakers and many others are for a
repeal The decision of this question i
the thread on which the life of Mrs. Han
nah Barraws hangs.
The Judiciary committee will discuss
the employment Of the conHietS in the
State Prison. on Wednesday. when the
carriage men and harness men are expect
I'd to rally here, once more.
\ rchearing on the consolidation of the
h. s VI. and Eastern railroads viii be
given by thu railroad committee, Thurs
day.
Mr. Jones Of Athens, from Committee
on state Lands and state Roads, has re-
ported resolve in favor Of Canada road,
II i, said that the labor committee of
the Maine Legislature vote seven to three
To report back the Iooncy bill with no
amendment save the Incorporation of the
bill for Il bureau Of labor statistics. The
debate was resumed Tuesday.
Shortly after the meeting of the Rail
road committee Wednesday last. thas J..
Stetson, Esq of Bangor in behalf of that
city arose and announced that the petit
TONERS for an act repeating rs much of
the charter of the MonSon Railroad rs
authorized it to build road from Mon.
son to Greenyile would make no con
test thus d>po>ing Of the impending
light for which there had been quite ex-
i'm TO
ng gentlemen were present in the inter
est Of Bangor: l.. J. Morse, {. l.. Mars
ton Mayor 4. b. Ncalcy, Chas. 7. Stct-
son, Lester Dwinal, J. = Walker, T.. H.
Drnmmond, Arthur Brown, John H. Oak
\. II. Davenport. In the interest of the
Monsoon Railroad company there were
present, j. q. Bradbury, lIartland and J.
Sprague, Monson, a. counsel and other
gentlemen as follows u. T. Saunders
q. \. Dcnnen, NJ. G Shaw, J. H. Evceth
Chas. II. Sawyer, Grecnyille; &. \. Mat
thcws, G. +. Jackson, NJ T. Phillips, \.
5. Garland, MonSon l.. 5. Flint. Abbott;
u. X. Straw, Guillord; &. G. PROCTOR
Boston
The following acts and resolves have
received the signature Of Governor Bod
well during the week past:
Acts, to provide for II Union Railroad
station at Portland, to incorporate the
Bangor street railway, to prevent persons
from unlawfily wearing the badge of
the Grand Army This act fixes Il penal
ty Of Imprisonment OF 30 days or fine
$50 for violation.
Act repeating sec. y of ch. 60 of X. S,
relating 10 divorce allowing parties to re-
marry after & months, without consent of
court; to amend charter of kenncbcc log
driving company; additional to charter of
Scion Bridge.
Authorizing j. W. K s. VI Jones to
navigate kenncbec river, between Nor
ridgcwock Falls and tarratunk falls act
establishing uniform time in the transaction
OF public business. ms provides that
all oiilclal business ana contracts, unless
otherwise proNiled therein shall ne GOV
erned by the eastern DIVISION OF standard
time.
mixes, R6Sspi aG g gstaolsli!ng valuation OF
yocatinp the pa>sooe of tho Miller hin
now pending in CONGRESS- nroviJiny for
cXtirpaton of cattle diseases rrlotin9 Ia
trade relations with canodo
S.notor pn.soII ar ra,,na,...=,., -.
dured in tl,,. s,unt,. n mn 10 nr1LrcI ''I me
breeders of bloudcd stock and thosn
wishing Ia usr fine snme for hrcndino mr.
noses. apainst frauduleut REGISTRATION and
MISREPRESENTATION. The hill uroyides that
ony person who shall wilfnlly make
fnise statement CONCERNING the breediuo
of any animal with intent to procure its
registration in any herd book. or in the
papers or records of any club, society or
association for the breeding of live stock
shall be punished by imprisonment in the
county Jail for not more than 30 days, or
by fine of not exceeding $500, or by
both; and the offender shall further be Ii
able to pay to whomever he may have in
dnccd to try the animal for breeding pur
poses, the amount charged for the Seryi-
ces Of the animal.
The Committee on Judiciary reached n
vote in the Bar llarbor Water question
Tuesday FIVE voted to report charter
Tor the new company III new draft and
I'VE voted against 1t ana the iight Is trans
ierred To the Senate and House
The legislative branches met Tuesday
morning and adjourned before II O'Clock
to attend the Governors reception at the
State House. The attendance was large
but not uncohliortably so. Music by Pul-